Privacy Policy

Privacy policy for website visitors

The MCA is committed to safeguarding your online privacy. The MCA does not collect personal data except when you voluntarily submit it to our website. Examples of voluntary submission include, but are not limited to, purchases made online in the MCA Store or Box Office, online employment applications, online enrollment in one of our classes or programs, and subscription to our eNews updates.

The MCA will not disclose or share any personal information you provide to the MCA with any other party without your permission, except for the following: (a) if requested to do so in accordance with a court order, subpoena, or similar legal order and (b) name and address information provided through our box-office sales provider may be exchanged by the MCA with other cultural institutions but we do not exchange email addresses or phone numbers.

Use of data and cookies

When you visit the MCA website, our servers automatically collect information about the IP address from which you access the site (an IP address is the number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web), the pages you visit, the date and time you access our site, and the type of browser and operating system that you are using. We use this information to better understand how our site is used. We do not track or record personal information about individuals and their visits. This research is compiled and analyzed on a global level.

A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from our Web server when you visit our online shop and is stored on your computer’s hard drive. The cookies we use do not contain any personal information and are used to keep track of the items while you are shopping online in our store. In addition, these cookies allow us to utilize nonpersonally identifiable information to share with our advertising partners, enabling us to present you with retargeting advertising on other sites based on your previous interaction with our website. Cookies may also be used to assist with the prevention of fraudulent transactions and to aid in ease of navigation throughout our site.

Online purchases through MCA Store or Box Office

The information you provide online to purchase items in our store or through the Box Office is used for billing purposes, to fill the order, and to reach you if we have trouble processing your order. Name and address information provided through our Box-Office sales provider may be exchanged by the MCA with other cultural institutions but we do not exchange phone number information.

Review and updates

We review and update our privacy practices periodically and ask that you periodically review this page to ensure familiarity with the most current version of our privacy statement.

Contact

For question or comments, please contact: webteam@mcachicago.org